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Standard specification

Driver Convenience

Bluetooth connectivity with voice control

Cruise control + speed limiter

Digital clock

Speed sensitive power steering

Trip computer

Entertainment

6 speakers

Bluetooth audio streaming

CD player

DAB Radio with MP3

Steering wheel mounted audio controls

USB/iPod/auxiliary input connections

Exterior Features

Black side sill moulding

Body colour bumpers

Body colour door handles

Body colour electric adjustable door mirrors

Chrome front grille

Chrome side moulding trim

Cornering light

Electric windows

Front drivers side windows/one touch down

Front fog lights

Headlamp levelling

LED daytime running lights

Rear spoiler

Rear wiper

Speed sensitive front wipers

Tinted glass

Interior Features

12V power point front

12V power point in luggage area

3 passenger grab handles

60/40 split folding rear seat

Air conditioning

Air filter

Ambient lighting

Centre console storage box/armrest

Centre room lamp

Cloth upholstery

Door courtesy lamps

Driver's seat height adjuster

Driver/passenger sunvisors with ticket holders

Front and rear door pockets

Front map lights

Front seatback pockets

Grey headlining

Height adjustable headrests

Ignition key lock illumination

Illuminated glovebox

Illuminated vanity mirrors

Isofix child seat preparation

Leather trimmed gearshift

Leather trimmed steering wheel

Luggage area lamp

Luggage compartment cover

Luggage net hooks

Metallic finish inner door handles

Rear centre armrest with cupholder

Rear coat hooks

Rear headrests

Tilt/telescopic adjust steering wheel

Ventilation ducts to rear compartment

Safety

3 point front seat belts

3x3 point rear seatbelts

ABS/EBD

Active front headrests

Automatic unlocking of doors in case of impact

Dual front airbags

Emergency stop signal system

ESP + traction control

Front seatbelt pretensioners + load limiters

Front side airbags

Full size curtain airbags

Height adjustable front seatbelts

Hill start assist control (HAC)

Passenger airbag deactivate switch

Rear child proof door locks

Trailer stability assist

Tyre pressure monitoring system

Security

Anti theft alarm

Deadlocks

Immobiliser

Locking wheel nuts

Remote central locking with 2 remote folding keys

Speed sensitive auto door locking

Trim

Metallic finish centre fascia

Wheels

16" alloy wheels

Temporary spare wheel

The vehicle information above was correct at time of manufacture. Please speak to the dealership for full current specification.

Technical specification

Emissions

CO

0.187

CO2 (g/km)

139

HC+NOx

0.084

Noise Level dB(A)

73

NOx

0.038

Particles

0.0005

Standard Euro Emissions

EURO 6

Engine and Drive Train

Camshaft

DOHC

Catalytic Convertor

True

CC

1995

Cylinder Layout

IN-LINE

Cylinders

4

Engine Layout

FRONT TRANSVERSE

Fuel Delivery

COMMON RAIL

Gears

6 SPEED

Number of Valves

16

Transmission

MANUAL

Fuel Consumption

EC Combined (mpg)

54.3

EC Directive 1999/100/EC Applies

True

EC Extra Urban (mpg)

58.9

EC Urban (mpg)

47.1

General

Badge Engine CC

2.0

Badge Power

134

Coin Description

CRDi

Coin Series

KX-1

Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07

18A

Manufacturers Corrosion Perforation Guarantee - Years

6

Manufacturers Paintwork Guarantee - Years

3

NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %

90

NCAP Child Occupant Protection %

83

NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09

5

NCAP Pedestrian Protection %

66

NCAP Safety Assist %

71

Service Interval Frequency - Months

12

Service Interval Mileage

20000

Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage

999999

Standard manufacturers warranty - Years

7

Vehicle Homologation Class

M1

Performance

0 to 60 mph (secs)

True

0 to 62 mph (secs)

10.1

Engine Power - BHP

134

Engine Power - KW

100

Engine Power - RPM

2750

Engine Torque - LBS.FT

275

Engine Torque - MKG

38

Engine Torque - NM

373

Engine Torque - RPM

1500

Top Speed

114

Tyres

Alloys?

True

Tyre Size Front

215/70 R16

Tyre Size Rear

215/70 R16

Tyre Size Spare

FULL SIZE

Wheel Type

16" ALLOY

Vehicle Dimensions

Height

1635

Height (including roof rails)

1645

Length

4480

Wheelbase

2670

Width

1855

Weight and Capacities

Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres)

62

Gross Vehicle Weight

2250

Luggage Capacity (Seats Down)

1480

Luggage Capacity (Seats Up)

491

Max. Loading Weight

588

Max. Roof Load

100

Max. Towing Weight - Braked

2200

Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked

750

Minimum Kerbweight

1662

No. of Seats

5

The vehicle information above was correct at time of manufacture. Please speak to the dealership for full current specification.

Independent review

Review courtesy of Car and Driving

Kia Sportage

If you want a diesel version of Kia's fourth generation Sportage Crossover model equipped with All-Wheel Drive, then you'll need a 2.0 CRDi variant. Jonathan Crouch looks at what's on offer.

Ten Second Review

Kia's Sportage offers strong value in the family Crossover segment, especially in this 2.0 CRDi diesel guise which only comes with AWD traction. Add in strong build quality, much improved road manners and enhanced levels of safety and media connectivity and there's plenty to like.

Background

It's easy to believe for a moment that the market for compact SUVs hasn't changed all that much in the last ten years, but it's now radically different and the biggest beneficiary of these changes have been Kia, and more specifically its Sportage. Consider this. Ten years ago, you could pick up a brand new entry level Land Rover Freelander for under £16,000. Even as I'm typing this, I'm double checking to see if that's correct. It is. Nowadays the Freelander's Discovery Sport replacement would set you back over £30,000. That's a massive increase. Yet the Office of National Statistics tells us that the average annual wage over the same period rose by 37%.
What it all means is that a huge amount of buyers are being priced out of the SUV market. That's something that Kia not only recognised, but also put itself in prime position to capitalise on with its impressive fourth generation Sportage. It now gets a smarter look inside and out, greater practicality and a range of technologies to improve comfort, convenience, connectivity and safety. If you're buying a small SUV or a Qashqai-like Crossover model in this segment, it's well worth a look.

Driving Experience

On the move, Kia has stiffened the chassis of this fourth generation model, while re-tuning the suspension and redesigning the steering system, all in pursuit of a firmer, sportier, more European-feel at the wheel. If that's what you want, then that's what this Sportage now delivers: just be aware that the experience is very different to what was on offer previously. There's far less change beneath the bonnet, the engine line-up including basically the same options as before, though the units in question have been updated to meet more efficient Euro6 standards.
Diesel drivers wanting all-wheel drive or the option of automatic transmission will need to stretch up to one of the 2.0-litre CRDi models we're looking at here - there's a choice of 134bhp or 182bhp outputs, both only offered with 4x4 traction. Still, the AWD system's worth having, one of those that keeps you front-driven most of the time but, when traction fails, can instantly send up to 40% of torque to the rear axle. There's also a selectable lock mode that'll keep all four wheels turning at equal speed, should you need to extricate your Sportage from somewhere you really shouldn't have ventured in it in the first place.

Design and Build

It's important to Kia that customers like the appearance of this MK4 model Sportage because looks were high on the list of reasons why customers bought the previous generation version. This current design doesn't perhaps quite have the elegance of that car but arguably, a bit more streetside presence has been introduced this time round, particularly at the front end, which seems to remind many of a junior league Porsche Cayenne.
Once behind the wheel, you'll find a driver-centric fascia that's a little more angled towards the driver, with flush-fitting fixtures and trim, soft-to-the-touch materials and smart detailing like the silver trim used around the airvents. It's a big step forward from the cabin of the previous model, which wasn't really able to match the sophistication of the exterior styling. Helping in this regard is a reduction in the number of switches and buttons thanks to the installation of this centre dash infotainment touchscreen, a standard feature providing you avoid entry-level trim.
In the back, the seats are more comfortable this time round. They offer firmer side supports and softer foam, plus here in the rear they recline for greater comfort on longer trips. Out back, if you raise the slightly heavy tailgate, you'll find that boot capacity has risen by 26-litres with this MK4 model - to 491-litres with a temporary spare wheel in place.

Market and Model

Kia's decision to offer AWD traction with pokey 2.0-litre diesel power from as little as around £22,000 creates a proposition most competitors can't match. For that kind of money, the only 4x4 diesel alternatives in this class are Skoda's Yeti and Suzuki's SX-4 S-CROSS, both of which are slightly smaller, less powerful cars. Otherwise, you need to look at a 4WD diesel car in this category being typically priced in the £24,000 to £26,000 bracket. We should mention that there are two 2.0 CRDi models on offer - with either 134bhp or 182bhp. Since the pokier variant comes only with top 'KX4' trim though, most customers will stick with the lower-powered option.
All models come well equipped, with features like 16-inch alloy wheels, air conditioning, Bluetooth with voice recognition and music streaming, powered heated mirrors, cruise control, a DAB radio and front foglights that turn with the bends, all at prices starting at around £18,000 - which seems like a decent deal. Other standard '1'-grade features include LED daytime running lights, a rear spoiler, tinted glass, an alarm, all-round electric windows, reclining rear seats, a trip computer, leather trim for the gearshifter and the multi-function steering wheel, plus a six-speaker CD audio system with USB and Aux-in ports. Avoid the 1.6-litre petrol engine and you get a temporary spare wheel too.

Cost of Ownership

The 2.0-litre CRDi AWD models match up well when it comes to competitor comparison. The 134bhp version most will choose manages 54.3mpg on the combined cycle and 139g/km of CO2, which matches the kind of return you'd get from an AWD diesel Mazda CX-5 or Ford Kuga and actually betters the figures you'd get from comparable versions of Crossovers like Subaru's XV and Mitsubishi's ASX. Nor is it far away from the kind of class-leading showing you'd get from much pricier AWD diesel versions of cars like Nissan's Qashqai and Renault's Kadjar. Bear in mind though, that if you order your 2.0-litre CRDi Sportage with the six-speed automatic gearbox, the returns takes quite a hit, falling to 47.9mpg and 154g/km. These figures, by the way, are exactly the ones you get from a manual 2.0-litre CRDi model with this engine in its 182bhp state of tune: match that pokier unit with automatic transmission and again, the figures will fall by about 7 or 8%.
Like the rest of the Kia range, the Sportage is sold with the excellent seven-year or 100,000-mile warranty. It is fully transferable should the car be sold before the time or mileage limits have been reached.

Summary

Expectations were high for this fourth generation Sportage - and it satisfies many of them, especially in this 2.0 CRDi guise. It's a product with greater quality that's safer, better equipped, more media-savvy and nicer to drive. Plus, whatever you think of the looks, you have to admit that the car now has a more significant degree of streetside presence.
Of course, there are still boxes left for Kia to tick, but many of them will be when the brand rejuvenates its engine technology. In the meantime, what's on offer here is enough to keep this model competitive in a way that will probably lead to further sales success in this segment.
It's a certainly a confident car, firm in stance, in ride and in the value proposition it offers - exactly in fact, the sort of thing many Qashqai-class buyers will be looking for. Yes, you could pay much more for a Crossover of this kind. But after trying a Sportage, you might well end up questioning the need to. Which says it all really.

Performance

60%

Handling

60%

Comfort

70%

Space

80%

Styling

80%

Build

70%

Value

90%

Equipment

70%

Economy

90%

Depreciation

80%

Insurance

80%

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PCPHP

Representative finance example

Monthly payment

£255

Deposit

£255

Term (months)

47

Cash price

£18,988

Credit amount

£18,733

Completion fee

£1

Guaranteed future value

£9929

Total amount payable

£22,170

Contract mileage

32000

Excess mileage charge

5.88p per mile

APR

Fixed 5.7% APR representative

Why choose personal contract purchase (PCP)?

Low monthly payments

A new car every three or four years

Flexible mileage options available

Pay the guaranteed future value at the end of your contract if you want to buy the car

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